Charles Malachi Harper (b. 1759, d. 1837, m. 1783)
born in Norwich, Norfolk, England; died in Savannah, GA
m. Chastity Lucinda Roberts
(b. 1761)
Born in Norwich, Norfolk,
England.
children: James
Adam Harper (b. 1784, d. 1854) - m. Mary Smith
Malachi Harper - m. Elizabeth Smith
Ezra Harper
Jenkins Harper
Mary Harper
Charles Harper (b. 1795, d. 1876) - m. Elizabeth Hane Prentise
James Adam Harper, Sr. (b. 1784, d. 1854, m.
11-2-1811)
born in SC, died in Wayne County, GA; he was a prominent and influential
citizen of Wayne County and was a successful farmer. His large estate was
divided into twelve shares at his death, there being eleven surviving children
and his wife. The estate inventory amounted to $7603.68.
m. Mary Smith (b. 1790 in SC, d. 1861)
children: Lavinia
Harper Strickland (b. 1813, d. 1858, m. 4-3-1828) - m. James Aaron Strickland
Levicy Harper Campbell (b. 1815, d. 1884) - m. William Eugene Campbell, Jr.
Malachi Harper (b. 12-10-1817, d. 1-11-1900)
m. 1) Mary Elizabeth Knight (b. 1821)
2) Mary
Ann Jane Sykes Lane (b. 1825, m. 7-13-1855)
Mary Elizabeth Harper Drawdy (b. 1-5-1820, d. 2-9-1886)
m. 1) James Manning, 2) James C. Drawdy
Rebecca Harper Manning (b. 1822, d. 1848, m. 1-8-1838) - m. James Manning
Charles Harper (b. 7-15-1830, d. 5-14-1915) - m. Ellen Popwell
Mary J. Harper Lane (b. 1827) - m. 1) Martin Manning, 2) Thomas O. Lane (m 7-29-1869
Elizabeth Ann Harper (b. 1831, d. 1852) - never married
James Adam Harper, Jr. (b. 1833) - m. Elizabeth Harper
Nancy Ellen Harper Knight (b. 1834, d. 1877) - m. Elijah Tucker Knight
William Harper (b. 1838, m. 12-15-1854) - m. Harriet Kelley
Joshua Harper (b. 12-24-1835, d. 4-28-1899) - m. Eliza Knight
Mary Elizabeth Harper (b. 1-5-1820, d. 2-9-1886, m. 10-3-1833)
Buried in James C. Drawdy Cemetery in Wayne County, GA.
m. James C. Drawdy (b. 12-2-1812, d. 12-1-1872)
children: Mary
Ann Drawdy Head (b. 1836) - m. Richard Head
Besile Matilda Drawdy (b. 1837)
William Thomas Drawdy (b. 1838, m. 4-26-1866) - m. Rebecca Jane Liles (b. 1845)
Harriet Elizabeth Drawdy Manning Liles (b. 1842, d. 1909)
m. 1) Joseph Hamilton Manning (b. 8-3-1838, d. 8-22-1861, m. 1-14-1858)
2) James H. Liles
(m. 7-26-1866)
James M. Drawdy (b. 1844)
Daniel Webster Drawdy (b. 1846, d. 1925)
m. 1) Mary Lucinda Crosby 2) Janie Crosby Manning
George Washington Drawdy (b. 5-8-1848, d. 2-17-1926, m. 2-10-1870) - m. Mary E. Strickland
Martha Ann Drawdy Crosby (b. 1849, m. 9-6-1866) - m. Joseph Crosby
Albert H. Drawdy (b. 9-15-1851, d. 11-1869)
Samuel O. Drawdy (b. 1854, d. 1869)
Serena Drawdy (b. 1857)
Levicy Ann Drawdy (b. 1860)
Daniel Webster Drawdy (b. 3-22-1845, d. 2-6-1925, m. 8-20-1866)
born in Wayne County, buried in Crosby Cemetery at Buffalo, Brantley
County, GA; his epitaph reads: "Resting till the resurrection morn"; listed
as a taxpayer in Jesup, GA in 1909; he began his military career on September
22, 1862 at Waynesville, GA; he served in Company A, 24th Battalion, Georgia
Calvary and on February 13, 1864 was transferred to Company G, then to Company
D, 7th Regiment, Georgia Calvary; he received the Southern Cross of Honor;
Private Drawdy surrendered with General Lee at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.
m. Mary Lucinda Crosby (b. 8-20-1842, d. 6-27-1906)
born in Wayne County, buried in Crosby Cemetery at Buffalo, Brantley
County, GA; her epitaph reads: “Heaven now returns our treasure, Earth
the lonely casket keeps, And the sunbeams long to linger, When our sainted
Mother sleeps.”
children:
Mary Esther Drawdy (b. 5-1-1867, d. 10-1-1941) - m. Joseph Raiford Sikes
Aaron Joshua Drawdy (b. 10-15-1868, d. 10-5-1942)
m. 1) Mary E. Roberson 2) Mary Caroline Manning
Louisa Drawdy (b. 1872)
Virginia (Zinnie) Elizabeth Drawdy Lane (b. 8-13-1875, d. 1-24-1946)
m. John H. Lane (b. 1866, d. 8-23-1944)
Joseph Daniel Drawdy (b. 5-21-1878, d. 11-23-1939)
m. Martha Mattie Manning (b. 5-19-1878, d. 12-22-1957)
John Mitchell Drawdy (b. 3-21-1880, d. 1-27-1949)
m. Rachel Manning (b. 2-13-1890, d. 7-5-1969)
Addie Janie Drawdy Manning (b. 12-26-1882, d. 12-1-1958)
m. George Homer Manning (1880-1919)
Sallie Maebelle Drawdy (b. 11-26-1885, d. 2-15-1954)
m. 1) Andrew Jackson Knight, 2) Ernest Purvis
m. Janie E. Crosby Manning (b. 1853, d. 1933, m. 1908)
In the 1910 Census of Wayne County, GA, 3 stepchildren were living
with he and his wife: Lee Manning (b. 1893), Virgil Manning (b. 1896),
and Esma Manning (b. 1898).
John Mitchell Drawdy (b. 3-21-1880, d. 1-27-1949, m. 5-24-1908)
born in Wayne County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Pierce County,
GA; listed as a taxpayer in Jesup, GA in 1909.
m. Rachel Manning (b. 2-13-1890, d. 7-5-1969)
born in Wayne County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Pierce County,
GA
children:
Walter Conius Drawdy (b. 1909, d. 1984) - m. Goldie Dowling
Burris Daniel Drawdy (b. 12-17-1910, d. 8-2-1985) - m. Nola Vergalene Lee
(b. 9-27-1917, d. 10-2-2007)
Emmett Lafayette Drawdy (b. 9-19-1915, d. 7-9-1990) - m. Ellen Lorena Luke
John Dillion Drawdy (b. 1913, d. 1976) - never married
Joseph Franklin Drawdy (b. 11-11-1918, d. 6-22-1991) - m. Isabell Harris (b.
4-19-1924, d. 5-19-1992)
Janie Lue Drawdy (b. 1921, d. 1988) - never married
Viola R. Drawdy Jacobs (b. 7-7-1926, d. 5-6-2002, m. 11-18-1944) - m. Homer Eldon Jacobs
(b. 8-17-1924, d. 10-13-1993)
Fanny Drawdy Carr - m. Grady Carr
Myrtle Mary Drawdy Peacock Ramey Turner (d. 2-15-2005)
m. 1) Marion Peacock (b. 2-28-1922, d. 8-4-1955) 2) Ralph Ramey 3) Isaac Turner
Burris Daniel Drawdy (b. 10-17-1910, d. 8-2-1985, m. 10-30-1934)
born in Wayne County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Pierce County,
GA
m. Nola Vergalene Lee (b. 9-27-1917, d. 10-2-2007)
born in Pierce County, GA; died in Ware County, GA; buried at Shiloh
Cemetery in Pierce County, GA
children: Virginia
Alene Drawdy Robinson (b. 11-3-1935) - m. Richard Robinson
Henry Edward Drawdy (b. 12-5-1937) - m. Lois Marie Everett
Joann Drawdy Davis (b. 5-20-1940) - m. Julius C. Davis
Nola Mae Drawdy Carter (b. 4-29-1943) - m. Warren Roger Carter
James Daniel Drawdy (b. 9-28-1946) - m. Gloria Bowen
Jo Allen Drawdy (b. 6-28-1948, d. 1-9-1949)
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949) - m. William A. Loudermilk
Linda Drawdy Griffis Hayden (b. 11-1-1951)
m. 1) Melvin Griffis, 2) Lee Hayden
Glenda Drawdy Lee (b. 11-1-1951) - m. Larry Lee
Ronald Austin Drawdy (b. 6-4-1955, d. 6-10-2000)
m. 1) Mary Ann Griner,
2) Beverly Ennis
Joseph Franklin Drawdy (b. 2-23-1961) - m. Karen Anderson
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949, m. 6-22-1968)
born in Ware County, GA
m. William Alex Loudermilk (b. 2-27-1949)
born in Birmingham, AL
children: Jason Wayne Loudermilk (b. 1975,
m. 6-12-2004) - m. Margaret Courtney McCammon
Sherri Lynn Loudermilk Underwood (b. 1978, m. 6-8-2002) -
m. Chris Underwood
John David Loudermilk (b. 1985)
Bibliography:
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, VI, p. 119
Census Records, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, Wayne County, Georgia
Tombstone Inscriptions
E. L. Darling and Son Funeral Home Records, Blackshear, Georgia
www.familysearch.org - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Wayne County Internet site
Interviews with family members
Cemeteries of Brantley County